French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said on Wednesday that the EU will not allow other countries to attack its sovereign borders, responding to US President-elect Donald Trump’s refusal to rule out the use of military force to occupy Greenland. said.
“It is out of the question for the European Union to allow other countries to attack its own sovereign borders,” Barot told French radio.
Barot added that he did not believe that Trump would actually invade Greenland.
“If you ask me if I think the United States will invade Greenland, my answer is no. But have we entered an era of survival of the fittest? Then my answer is yes,” Barot said. .
President Trump on Tuesday did not rule out the possibility of the United States using military force to seize the Arctic islands or the Panama Canal.
Asked if he would rule out economic or military coercion to gain control of the Greenland-Central American canal, Trump said: “I’m not going to commit to that.” No, I might have to do something. ”
The European Commission did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment.
